ciorac Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 hello all... got a couple of goodies in today...the Flash 1 is courtesy of our own Adam (filter81)...great book...thanks adam! the whiz #2 is courtesy of Marnin R (collectorsassemble.com)....great deal M...thanks! rick As usual Rick, your taste in comics and your ability to acquire incredible stuff is astonishing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 As for cracking slabs, while I've freed 50+ books, in reality I've personally done it zero times. Chicken. Bwaak! Bwaak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheosis Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Picked this up from Heritage yesterday. First time I've done the live phone bidding. I think I'll be doing that from now on for their sig auctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Wow, that's pretty amazing that a cover so prominently featuring atomic bomb research would in fact have no atomic bomb related stories inside. I bet the Real Life Comics message board was furious about this. As for cracking slabs, while I've freed 50+ books, in reality I've personally done it zero times. My buddies october and PedigreeMan (both of whom live very close by) come over for slab-cracking parties. I supply the beer and a constant stream of "Be careful! For the love of God, that's a Church book! Be careful!" comments, while they say "Oops!" every so often just to make me jump. Good times. Yes, great times indeed. I can't think of anything more fun than cracking comics so valuable that a slip of the wrist would result in forfeiture of all my personal assets! The dangers and thrilling adventures of comic collecting are often discarded by the ignorant feable minded mob! But Wow... i would dream to be present (not daring to participate) at the cracking party of a GA 9.4 church book. I can imagine the feeling holding the freed book in your own hands for the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Picked this up from Heritage yesterday. First time I've done the live phone bidding. I think I'll be doing that from now on for their sig auctions. Looks like it payed off. great looking book, and first time i have seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 What a lovely image of Mary Marvel -- the Egyptian headress is a particularly pleasing touch. Picked this up from Heritage yesterday. First time I've done the live phone bidding. I think I'll be doing that from now on for their sig auctions. My blood pressure always goes up 20 points when I bid live or by phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 What a lovely image of Mary Marvel -- the Egyptian headress is a particularly pleasing touch. Picked this up from Heritage yesterday. First time I've done the live phone bidding. I think I'll be doing that from now on for their sig auctions. My blood pressure always goes up 20 points when I bid live or by phone. I stopped attending Sotheby's and Christies auctions (when they still had comic auctions) because my net worth dropped by 20 % each time I went to one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 What a lovely image of Mary Marvel -- the Egyptian headress is a particularly pleasing touch. Picked this up from Heritage yesterday. First time I've done the live phone bidding. I think I'll be doing that from now on for their sig auctions. My blood pressure always goes up 20 points when I bid live or by phone. I stopped attending Sotheby's and Christies auctions (when they still had comic auctions) because my net worth dropped by 20 % each time I went to one... my guess is that's WHY they stopped having comic auctions; why bother if Ciorac ain't gonna be there? my blood pressure gets going on the 'net sniping as well. it is a rush when the last-second hunt is on for a g.a. funny book!!!!! and tho' not in the least a fawcett guy, that is a GORGEOUS book. congrats, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 What a lovely image of Mary Marvel -- the Egyptian headress is a particularly pleasing touch. Picked this up from Heritage yesterday. First time I've done the live phone bidding. I think I'll be doing that from now on for their sig auctions. My blood pressure always goes up 20 points when I bid live or by phone. I stopped attending Sotheby's and Christies auctions (when they still had comic auctions) because my net worth dropped by 20 % each time I went to one... my guess is that's WHY they stopped having comic auctions; why bother if Ciorac ain't gonna be there? Good point Billy, I hadn't thought about it that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Biggins Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentaurMan Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Beautiful!!! And, another "int" book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Biggins Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Beautiful!!! And, another "int" book! Yeah, whats the deal with "int" anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Beautiful!!! And, another "int" book! Yeah, whats the deal with "int" anyway? link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheosis Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Thanks for the kind words everyone. 58 is definitely one my favorites of the run. I love the Egyptian look for Mary and the colors are incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase4 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/Batman-comic-book-3-...tem200068804107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/Batman-comic-book-3-...tem200068804107 Blech! Look at that ugly miswrap. J/K That's a gorgeous copy! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin_Radd Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/Batman-comic-book-3-...tem200068804107 I was watching his auctions. Price doubled in the last two minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikephoen Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/Batman-comic-book-3-...tem200068804107 Blech! Look at that ugly miswrap. J/K That's a gorgeous copy! Congrats! I've noticed that most Batman #3s have that miswrap. Nice book Showcase, are you going to get it CGCed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I wouldn't have minded the cover punch issues...wonder why those two were punched and not this one... nice copy BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase4 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Blech! Look at that ugly miswrap. J/K That's a gorgeous copy! Congrats! I've noticed that most Batman #3s have that miswrap. Nice book Showcase, are you going to get it CGCed? I think Batman 3 was designed to have a white strip along the front cover / spine area...virtually every copy I have seen including a CGC graded 9.0 on Metro's website presently looks exactly like this one...either that or they all do have a miswrap, which makes them appear normal when compared to each other. I am going to send this book to CGC, as I do with all of my raw purchases. Even though this is not a key, I am excited about owning it ( and keeping it ) due to the rarity of finding a high grade unrestored low number Batman raw...and with a black cover too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
